DATE: January 15, 2019
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approval of City of Hayward Response to CASA Compact: A 15-Year Emergency Policy Package to Confront the Housing Crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council approves a letter responding to the CASA Compact: A 15-Year Emergency Policy Package to Confront the Housing Crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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SUMMARY
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) convened a blue-ribbon task force consisting of elected and civic leaders to prepare a 15-year package of emergency policy initiatives to confront the housing crisis currently being faced by the San Francisco Bay Area. This package of policy initiatives is referred to as the CASA Compact. The CASA Compact and a memorandum outlining updates to the document are attached as Attachment II. Given the importance of these issues and their potential impact on local jurisdictions, like the City of Hayward, City staff recommends that the City Council approve the Mayor signing and sending a letter commenting on the CASA Compact to the ABAG Executive Committee, who are meeting on January 17, 2019 to further discuss the document (Attachment III).
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II CASA Compact and Updates
Attachment III Draft letter to ABAG